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Backup Withholding? TIN Request from Wyndham?

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Hi All,

We received a letter from Wyndham (6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL) notifying us that Wyndham is missing a taxpayer identification number and requesting that we file a Form W9 with them. If we fail to do so, Wyndham will withhold 24 percent "of the interest, dividends, and other certain other payments" that Wyndham makes to our account.

Now, I'm sure that they received our SSNs during our original purchases with them.

I have no inkling on what "payments" Wyndham would make to our fully paid off accounts with them. Wyndham certainly doesn't "pay us".

Maybe I should ask Wyndham for their TIN since we send the maintenance funds to them?

The "return envelope" is addressed to "ATTN: ASO Onboarding" ... if that is a clue.

Any thoughts?

Lester
 
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Did you attend an "owner update" and receive bonus points (or other "taxable compensation") instead of a gift card?

The one occasion I received a request for a TIN number from Wyndham, I filled it out, and that was the end of it.
 
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A number of folks on Facebook have also reported these letters, at least one who also reported *not* having rented through EH. I haven't seen any reports yet of if they called and got any explanation from Wyndham.
 
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Thanks for the input.

We do not rent our ownership and we have not had an owner update in two years. I'll wait to see what Wyndham does when we ignore this.

Thanks again.
 
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lwan said:
Hi All,

We received a letter from Wyndham (6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL) notifying us that Wyndham is missing a taxpayer identification number and requesting that we file a Form W9 with them. If we fail to do so, Wyndham will withhold 24 percent "of the interest, dividends, and other certain other payments" that Wyndham makes to our account.

Now, I'm sure that they received our SSNs during our original purchases with them.

I have no inkling on what "payments" Wyndham would make to our fully paid off accounts with them. Wyndham certainly doesn't "pay us".

Maybe I should ask Wyndham for their TIN since we send the maintenance funds to them?

The "return envelope" is addressed to "ATTN: ASO Onboarding" ... if that is a clue.

Any thoughts?

Lester
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How do you know it is from Wyndham? Did you confirm directly with them?
 
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